I don't make much time for writing these days. Maybe it's toddlerhood in full effect, or maybe it's me finally prioritizing french studies, or maybe we've just been too distracted running around Europe while we are still over here.
For months now, we've been working on a route home. It's not so simple though; it's been a lot of discussions and meetings and planning, but finally, it's happening! Early this year, we were offered a chance to move to Palo Alto, California. It wasn't what we were hoping for, but it would get us back the U.S., and sometimes a little faith can take you a long way in life, so if this is where life was leading us, we were up for it. We signed the papers, met with movers, researched neighborhoods, started looking at housing and daycares, and were ready to book flights, when - Hold On!! Somebody somewhere changed their mind. California was still ours if we wanted it, but there is a new opportunity if we'd prefer, in Katy, Texas! Of course we happily accepted the change, and quickly got to work on the new moving arrangements. We had to start back at square one, but it was a small price to pay to be going home.
Tonight is our last night in Europe. Tomorrow we fly to Houston, and this chapter of our lives comes to an end. The last few weeks have been jam packed and filled with the usual moving stresses and aggravations, mixed in with a few French quirks to make it extra special (taxi strike anyone?). It's hard to believe almost three years have gone by since we left Texas, and that this crazy adventure is wrapping up. Tonight we are in Paris, resting up for ten hours on a plane with a 16 month old ball of energy and a tiny, old dog. If feels good to have made it this far, but there is still a lot of work to do. We'll be house hunting immediately, closely followed by car shopping (you mean we can't share a car anymore?), and then eagerly awaiting shipments from both our storage unit in Houston as well as our sea shipment from France. And that's just the big stuff.
While Montpellier holds many things near and dear to us, and we do feel as if we are leaving a part of our lives behind, we couldn't be happier to be coming home. It's what's right for our little family right now, and we can't wait to get settled back into American life and culture.
I've had a lot of requests to write about the moving experience, and I can tell you, we haven't even left Europe yet and we've got plenty of stories! So perhaps if JR behaves on the plane tomorrow, I'll get a chance to detail some of our recent experiences. But for tonight, we are praying for a good nights sleep and smooth and safe flight tomorrow!
We'll see ya in Texas!!!
Yay!!!! Good luck!!!!!! I'd prefer Palo Alto but :P .. c'est la vie!
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